.container {
	position:absolute;
	width:100%;
	}

	
/* this contains the ids and classes for the middle section of the home page */
#c2 {
	top:70px;
	height:310px;
	background-image:url(images/bg_990000.gif);
	background-repeat:repeat-y;
	background-color:#FF0000;}
	
.mainWidth2 {	
	position:absolute;
	width:786px;
	margin-left:-387px;
	left:50%;
	height:310px;
	border-left:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
	border-right:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
}

#mid2a {
	height:310px;
	width:149px;
	background-color:#990000;
	border-right:0px dotted #FFFFFF;
	float:left;	
	}
#mid2b {
	height:310px;
	width:236px;
	background-color:#000000;
	float:left;
	border-right:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
	border-left:1px dotted #FFFFFF;

	}
#mid2c {
	height:310px;
	width:237px;
	background-color:#CC0000;
	float:left;
	}
#mid2d {
	height:310px;
	width:160px;
	border-left:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
	background-color:#FF0000;
	float:left;
	}
.shortText { 
	font-size:12px;
	line-height:25px;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	padding:10px;
	margin:0px;
	height:250px;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
	text-align:left;}

.shortText2 { 
	font-size:10px;
	line-height:25px;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	padding:10px;
	position:relative;
	top:50px;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
	border-top:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
	}

/* this contains the ids and classes for the middle -bottom section of the home page */
#c3 {
	top:390px;
	height:310px;
	background-image:url(images/bg_D1D5DA.gif);
	background-repeat:repeat-y;
	background-color:#DFE0E4;}

.mainWidth3 {	
	position:absolute;
	width:786px;
	margin-left:-387px;
	left:50%;
	height:310px;
	border-left:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
	border-right:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
}
#bot2a {
	top:0px;
	height:310px;
	width:149px;
	background-color:#D1D5DA;
	border-right:0px dotted #FFFFFF;
	float:left;	
	}
#bot2c {
	height:310px;
	width:237px;
	background-color:#DFE0E4;
	float:left;
	}
#bot2d {
	height:310px;
	width:160px;
	border-left:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
	background-color:#DFE0E4;
	float:left;
	}

.homeText {padding:10px 15px 0px 15px;}
.newsHead {
	font-style:italic;
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#FFFF00
	}
.newsItem {
	color:#FFFFFF;
	text-indent:-22px;
	padding-left:22px;
	text-align:left;
	}

.newsItem a:link {text-decoration:none; color:#FFFFFF;}
.newsItem a:visited {text-decoration:none; color:#999999;}
.newsItem a:hover {text-decoration:none; color:#FFFF00;}

.eventsHead {
	font-style:italic;
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#990000;
	}
.eventsItem {
	color:#000000;
	text-indent:-22px;
	padding-left:22px;}
.shortText3 { 
	font-size:12px;
	line-height:25px;
	color:#000000;
	padding:10px;
	position:relative;
	top:100px;
	height:100px;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
	border-top:1px dotted #FFFFFF;
	}

.eventPlacement {
	position:relative;
	top:50px;}
/*Footer information*/
#footer {
	top:710px;
	border-top:1px dotted #999999;
}
.footerText {
	margin:5px;
	padding:0px;
	text-align:center;}